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dedimus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ded-imus
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A writ to commission private persons to do some act in place of a judge, such as to examine a witness, etc.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin dedimus (“we gave”), from do (“to give”). So called because the writ began "Dedimus potestatem […] ".

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

dedimuses (plural)

Questions

What does dedimus mean?
A writ to commission private persons to do some act in place of a judge, such as to examine a witness, etc.
Where does dedimus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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